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jennifer ashton is here with more. disgust. one out of seven kitchens wouldn't pass the test. that was conservative, they said. it is probably worse in reality. >> precisely why i stay out of my own kitchen. but in actuality, erica, there are number of foodborne illnesses every year, resulting in 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 estimated deaths due to foodborne illness. this is not an insignificant issue. >> it is ear just. actually a number of them also go unreported. numbers could be potentially higher. >> absolute. >> i what is it? where's the germiest, grimeiest, most bacteria laden spots in the kitchen we need to clean up? >> anywhere that you put your hands from the second you walk in your kitchen. remember, you can potentially bring germs into your kitchen before you start cutting. anywhere from the faucet and sink to the refrigerator and to the stove handles and everywhere. but these are really the biggest hotspots and start really with what we use to clean our kitchen which is are sponge. >> can i just say this is a plea to everyone, don't use my dish sponge on the
jennifer ashton is here with more. disgust. one out of seven kitchens wouldn't pass the test. that was conservative, they said. it is probably worse in reality. >> precisely why i stay out of my own kitchen. but in actuality, erica, there are number of foodborne illnesses every year, resulting in 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 estimated deaths due to foodborne illness. this is not an insignificant issue. >> it is ear just. actually a number of them also go unreported. numbers...
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by then it was too late to save jennifer hawke-petit and her two daughters. the delay raises the question did the small-town force have the training and resources to save the victims? joining us to talk it over oh, bill stat ton, private investigators and former new york city police officer. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> i just want to hear your side of this, your feelings. as a former police officer this has to bother you tremendously at the response time was as long as it was for something like . >> this is well, absolutely. but first, let's say, these two gentlemen are evil personified. forotdefense to make the allegation that somehow the police department's fault this actually happened, you know, that's horrendous, out of the question. but, there are a lot of questions that need to be asked and answered. >> do you think it is just as simple as it is cheshire, an affluent town in connecticut, they don't have resources although you would think with the taxes people pay they would but not have the training or not know how to respond to a quote/u
by then it was too late to save jennifer hawke-petit and her two daughters. the delay raises the question did the small-town force have the training and resources to save the victims? joining us to talk it over oh, bill stat ton, private investigators and former new york city police officer. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> i just want to hear your side of this, your feelings. as a former police officer this has to bother you tremendously at the response time was as long...
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jennifer ashton is here to talk about this with us. this is in your wheelhouse, you being an ob-gyn, these are issues you and your patients deal with every day. this study is important, looking at some of these surgeries. what is it telling us? >> this study focused on women with the brc mutation, a human gene when it's abnormal or mutated it has been linked to about 10% of hereditary breast cancer and 9% of ovarian cancer. this study was ground-breaking because it was the first one that showed it saved lives. it looked at 2500 women over four countries, followed them for an average of four years. and found that those with the brca mutation who had this risk-reducing surgery decreased their risk of dying of cancer by 70% to 80%. >> those numbers are amazing. anyone who's been touched by cancer is immediately going to sit up and look at that. but this is, as you mentioned, a high-risk surgery. talk to us, what are we talking about specifically when it comes to the surgery? >> right. when you talk about preventive surgery or risk-reducin
jennifer ashton is here to talk about this with us. this is in your wheelhouse, you being an ob-gyn, these are issues you and your patients deal with every day. this study is important, looking at some of these surgeries. what is it telling us? >> this study focused on women with the brc mutation, a human gene when it's abnormal or mutated it has been linked to about 10% of hereditary breast cancer and 9% of ovarian cancer. this study was ground-breaking because it was the first one that...
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the foundation has been a wonderful thing for bill to really focus on and keep the memories of jennifer, michaela and hayley alive by doing some >> up next, starting today, we see the first real impact of health care reform. we'll look at the changes and what they mean for you, when we come back. [ female announcer ] stay once... stay twice... earn a free night! two separate stays at comfort inn or any of these choice hotels can earn you a free night -- only when you book at choicehotels.com. but my doctor told me that most calcium supplements... aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. citracal. when allergies make them itch, don't wait for your pills to kick in. choose alaway, from the eye health experts at bausch & lomb. it works in minutes and up to 12 hours. bausch & lomb alaway. because it's not just your allergies, it's your eyes. where? it's really good. do you see it? it's called hope. hope? yeah. hope. i don't see any hope. i don't see any hope in here. you can'
the foundation has been a wonderful thing for bill to really focus on and keep the memories of jennifer, michaela and hayley alive by doing some >> up next, starting today, we see the first real impact of health care reform. we'll look at the changes and what they mean for you, when we come back. [ female announcer ] stay once... stay twice... earn a free night! two separate stays at comfort inn or any of these choice hotels can earn you a free night -- only when you book at...
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jennifer ashton. good morning. >> hi. >> as i became aware of this story, i knew that you were going to come in to chat with us, i'm going to ask questions that may sound dumb. do you remember being here last summer? >> yes, yeah. >> i'm curious. you are a person we can have a real conversation about, about having a stroke and the effects of that. >> yeah. >> did you come to after you were hospitalized, your brain is working? >> when i first got into the car with my girlfriends, they asked me to write the alphabet. i could only get up to the letter "l." then i don't remember anything after that. and when my doctor -- the doctor you saw, i was in the hospital, and he was asking me to touch my ear and my nose. i couldn't do it. >> you didn't know what they were. remarkable that you have to literally rebuild your brain basically from scratch. >> it was fascinating process. >> that's an interesting way of putting it. was it arduous? >> yes. it was hard. it was hard. >> even now, though, do you -- are you
jennifer ashton. good morning. >> hi. >> as i became aware of this story, i knew that you were going to come in to chat with us, i'm going to ask questions that may sound dumb. do you remember being here last summer? >> yes, yeah. >> i'm curious. you are a person we can have a real conversation about, about having a stroke and the effects of that. >> yeah. >> did you come to after you were hospitalized, your brain is working? >> when i first got into...
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jennifer hartstein and career expert nicole williams. good morning to you all. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> this is very interesting. because you look at some of the numbers. one of the lowest number and the unemployment rate is people with college educations at 5%. higher than it ought to be but it's still the lowest. and you also realize people who have a college education far outearn people with less education. so those are the things we know going in. but you say there are some real pitfalls out there, especially when it comes to debt. >> well, those student loan numbers are astounding. why is there a student loan epidemic in this country? most families are not rich enough to pay for college with their children with cash but they're not broke enough to get enough financial aid and grants to subsidize the cost. and as a result two-thirds of folks lean on student loans. they get into student loan debt. the average student loan debt in this country is somewhere north of $23,000. that's average. there are so many more, with doubl
jennifer hartstein and career expert nicole williams. good morning to you all. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> this is very interesting. because you look at some of the numbers. one of the lowest number and the unemployment rate is people with college educations at 5%. higher than it ought to be but it's still the lowest. and you also realize people who have a college education far outearn people with less education. so those are the things we know going in. but you say...
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jennifer lopez is rumored to be front-runner for the panel. lonnie quinn, good morning. >>> good morning to you, betty. all right. what do we have going here? party down. i'm seeing a lot of football activity because it's kick-off weekend in college football. who do we have? university of -- auburn. seminoles from florida state. let's talk some weather, though. take a look at the whole country. it's pretty quiet out there. earl is exiting and will make its first landfall most likely around nova scotia and wet weather in the south. gusty winds. as far as hot spots go, head out west. gusty winds, red flag warnings and heat warnings from phoenix to salt lake city to twin falls, where the warmest temps will be found. that's a quick look at the national picture. here is a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >> we don't want to leave out iowa. hawkeyes in our house. back to you, rebecca. >> thank you, lonnie. coming up next, inside pharmageddon. baby boomers addicted to prescription pills. how to tell if someone you care about has a problem
jennifer lopez is rumored to be front-runner for the panel. lonnie quinn, good morning. >>> good morning to you, betty. all right. what do we have going here? party down. i'm seeing a lot of football activity because it's kick-off weekend in college football. who do we have? university of -- auburn. seminoles from florida state. let's talk some weather, though. take a look at the whole country. it's pretty quiet out there. earl is exiting and will make its first landfall most likely...
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jennifer ashton is here to explain. this has been the driving force for so long. it's always there, the low carb diet, you lose weight, but with it, all these health problems. >> some real risks. and as you mentioned, it's not just low carb, but it's high protein, high fat, which is instead of the carbs that are so harmful. but this diet is actually harmful, as well. they followed about 130,000 people and actually found that those on the low carbohydrate high fat, high protein diet, especially high animal fat and animal protein, actually had a freig greater risk of death and cancers and heart experts have been saying this for years, there is a healthier way to go where you can still dou low car, but substitute a lot of plant based. >> so if you feel it works for you, what are we talking about specifically? is it tofu and avocadoses? >> the key to any successful diet is anyone can lose weight over any period of time, but you need to maintain it. and it needs to be relate abiliable and work for your lifestyle. good sources of protein like tofu, almonds are good.able
jennifer ashton is here to explain. this has been the driving force for so long. it's always there, the low carb diet, you lose weight, but with it, all these health problems. >> some real risks. and as you mentioned, it's not just low carb, but it's high protein, high fat, which is instead of the carbs that are so harmful. but this diet is actually harmful, as well. they followed about 130,000 people and actually found that those on the low carbohydrate high fat, high protein diet,...
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jennifer ashton. good to see both of you. >> good morning. >> what is it about this and why is the dea doing it now. >> well, when you look at the numbers, it's staggering in terms of the number of people that are abusing prescription drugs. seven million people abuse prescription drugs a 13% increase in just one year. when you look at the number of teenagers that are abusing prescription drugs, it's frightening. 2500 teens, on average, every day use prescription drugs to get high for the very first time. so, operation takeback is a chance to get those drugs out of the medicine cabinet where they're just sitting there waiting to be abused. >> jen, as a doctor, how rampant is the abuse that you see in your own office and what is the seriousness of it? because i think a lot of people miss that point this all of this. >> well, i think we don't really know how rampant it is. those numbers we just saw are just really estimates and the fear in medicine, clinical medicine, this key even be worse. i think a l
jennifer ashton. good to see both of you. >> good morning. >> what is it about this and why is the dea doing it now. >> well, when you look at the numbers, it's staggering in terms of the number of people that are abusing prescription drugs. seven million people abuse prescription drugs a 13% increase in just one year. when you look at the number of teenagers that are abusing prescription drugs, it's frightening. 2500 teens, on average, every day use prescription drugs to get...
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jennifer ashton is here with the story. good morning. >> good morning. >> two procedures and what do they do. >> the first is called zeltic, actually freezes the fat cells, permanently destroys them, takes about one to three hours and you see results in as little as three weeks and after a period of months and we have before and after pictures. >> all done externally? >> right no incisions or cuts on the skin or no need for anesthesia or major downtime. very subtle. you see a paunch here and less here. there's another one. >> okay. >> again a belly bump here, less here. very important to understand not for people who are obese but almost at their ideal body wait weight or may want to jump-start fine-tuning an aerial it is body sculpting. >> that's zeltic. what is the other one called. >> also with a "zoo" cerona, you need multiple sessions. you can see, again, very subtle differences. another in a man, men get plastic surgery, also, a little less. this does not permanently destroy the fat cells, harry. it makes little holes
jennifer ashton is here with the story. good morning. >> good morning. >> two procedures and what do they do. >> the first is called zeltic, actually freezes the fat cells, permanently destroys them, takes about one to three hours and you see results in as little as three weeks and after a period of months and we have before and after pictures. >> all done externally? >> right no incisions or cuts on the skin or no need for anesthesia or major downtime. very...
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our doctor jennifer ashton is here. good morning. >> good morning, maggie. >> it doesn't affect liquid formula but powdered that they say may contain a small beetle or larvae. if your baby has already enjested this, is it a harmful? >> the dad has said they do not think this poses an immediate risk, that is a direct quote from the fda. however, if the baby ingests eggs of bugs, insects, or parts of insects, at most, the thinking is they might have stomach upset, digestive problems. bottom line, if your baby is not seeming right you to, take him or her to the peek tran. >> i called similac this morning and learned they set up a website where you can go to find out if the formula you have at home is affected. it's similac.com/recall and enter the lot number. i want to ask about another big health story hitting the paper this morning all of the country saying a study out of the new england journal of medicine studying how effective mammograms are in reducing breast cancer deaths. what did it find? >> this study tried to an
our doctor jennifer ashton is here. good morning. >> good morning, maggie. >> it doesn't affect liquid formula but powdered that they say may contain a small beetle or larvae. if your baby has already enjested this, is it a harmful? >> the dad has said they do not think this poses an immediate risk, that is a direct quote from the fda. however, if the baby ingests eggs of bugs, insects, or parts of insects, at most, the thinking is they might have stomach upset, digestive...
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jennifer ashton. good morning. >> good morning. >> bonnie, you, of course, you guys covered the premiere last night. what were the reviews that you got from your reporter about michael douglas? >> he looked fantastic. i saw all the pictures myself. he looked robust. he was strong. he didn't look in any way sick. the only thing is, he didn't talk much. he was protecting his voice. >> because, as we know, you know, they can lose their voice, especially from all the treatment, doctor, right? >> absolutely. and you know, it can affect your voice. it can cause hoarseness. but the most important thing is really going to be the impact on his nutritional status. because with any treatment, radiation to the throat, it not only kills the cancer but it kills or damages the healthy tissue around there, also, so being able to swallow, being able to eat, being able to drink, will all be impaired. and his nutrition will suffer, as anyone knowles fighting a chronic illness, you need good nutrition. so that's going to
jennifer ashton. good morning. >> good morning. >> bonnie, you, of course, you guys covered the premiere last night. what were the reviews that you got from your reporter about michael douglas? >> he looked fantastic. i saw all the pictures myself. he looked robust. he was strong. he didn't look in any way sick. the only thing is, he didn't talk much. he was protecting his voice. >> because, as we know, you know, they can lose their voice, especially from all the...